Tag: FTC

Identity Theft on the Rise this Tax Season, IRS Warns
Identity theft is on the rise this tax season as millions of Americans file tax returns and claim their refunds. In February, the Internal Revenue Service placed identity theft at...
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Identity Theft is Top Complaint of Consumers in 2013
Each year, the Federal Trade Commission collects data on consumer complaints and analyzes said data in order to improve consumer experiences in the United States. And for the 14th...
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Google’s Nest Acquisition Gets FTC Approval
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted Google permission to acquire Nest Labs....
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Apple Pays $32.5 Mil. To Parents Who Didn’t Consent
Unintentional (or intentional) digital purchases have been a rising epidemic for parents who’ve allowed their offspring free reign over their iTunes login and credit card. Last...
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Will Lawmakers Use The Target Hack To Give The FTC More Power?
Target, one of the nation's largest retailers, suffered a major se...
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Native Advertising Consumption Has Jumped 44% Over The Last Few Months
As previously reported, the FTC held a workshop on the topic of native advert...
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FTC Warns Publishers About Illegal Native Advertising
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on native advertising on Wednesday called "Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content". The workshop was designed to examine the pr...
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Consumer Watchdog Complains About Google Again
Frequent Google critic Consumer Watchdog (the ones behind the legendary E...
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Google Privacy Changes Draw Suspicion, Senator Pens Letter to FTC
One U.S. Senator wants the Federal Trade Commission to take another look at Google, this time for...
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Nomorobo to the Robocall Rescue!
The latest tool in the battle against solicitor calls is Nomorobo, which went live as of yesterday. The goal of ‘no...
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Google’s Waze Deal Won’t Face Antitrust Issues [REPORT]
Google looks to be in the clear concerning their recent acquisition...
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Should The Government Regulate Paid Content?
Online advertising has changed. It used to be that Web sites would have a few banner ads or side bar ads to bring in revenue. Then consumers started to use adblockers and other met...
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Infomercial Mogul Trudeau Found in Contempt of Court
If the Federal Trade Commission is to be believed, Kevin Trudeau is a snake oil salesman the likes of which have not been seen since the days of the wild west in America. A true mi...
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FTC’s Stricter Rules on Collecting Kid’s Data Are Now in Effect
Today, the Federal Trade Commission's updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act rules officially go into effect. The modifications,...
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FTC Updates Search Engine Ad Disclosure Guidelines
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has updated is guidance to the search engine industry regarding the need to distinguish between advertisements and search results. Search indu...
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